On 6/9/18 I made an online reservation to rent a small SUV for 10 days, picking up on 6/29/18 at 10:00AM. On 6/12/18 I went to the rental location and spoke with agents to confirm that they had received my reservation and to explain that due to my asthma, the rental SUV must not have any smoke odor. I was told that smoking in Hertz vehicles is forbidden and it would not be a problem. I was also told to call about an hour before the vehicle is needed and someone would pick me up. At 9:00AM on 6/29/18 I called and was told that they did not have a reservation for me. Then, after finding my reservation, I was told that this is a busy time of year to get a car. I told him that that was exactly why I made my reservation 20 days in advance then went to their location to confirm it. He said that they did not have a small SUV, and asked if I would accept a smaller car. I own a smaller car, I needed a small SUV! Someone called me back at 10:00AM saying that they still didn't have my rental but they're working on it and will call me back later. At 3:00PM, after not hearing anything from Hertz, I drove to their location. While en route I received a phone call from them saying that they had my rental. I arrived at the location about 4 minutes after the call, completed the paperwork, had the agent follow me back to my home (he drove the rental), then I drove him back to the Hertz office. When I was finally able to leave on my trip 6 hours later than planned, upon turning on the air conditioning I was dismayed at the onslaught of stale cigarette smoke. Because of my asthma, I had to keep the back windows open the entire 1370 mile trip and use my asthma rescue medication often. Upon returning the SUV I was charged $39 for the "free" Sirius radio and given a $20 discount for the inconvenience of the 6 hour delay. Fortunately, the Sirius charge was removed when I called the Hertz location about it. Although the SUV was comfortable (except for the stale cigarette smoke), fuel efficient, and reliable, I will not rent from Hertz again. read more